hp's blog Vox 2008-02-26T04:04:49Z hp http://hp.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00c2251c3baa549d/2008/02/ Food, music and a lot of other stuff too... The continuing hell that is Chicago's weather this winter... tag:vox.com,2008-02-25:asset-6a00c2251c3baa549d00f48cdea15c0002 2008-02-25T22:31:12Z 2008-02-26T04:04:49Z hp http://hp.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Radar

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST TUESDAY. A MIX OF RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW HAS BEGUN ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. THIS PRECIPITATION WILL START CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW THIS EV...

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Potentially dangerous habit

Top Pot Doughnuts has thoughtful placed their fourth store in our neighborhood--conveniently located at the end of my running route.

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]]> Chicagoist tag:vox.com,2008-02-23:asset-6a00c2251c3baa549d00f48cde096b0003 2008-02-23T23:09:47Z 2008-02-23T23:46:41Z hp http://hp.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Bert Weinman Ford with Linn Burton (Commercial, 1982)

A few days after I got back from Chicago last week, I checked recommended feeds from my GoogleReader. Oddly enough, near the top was the Chicagoist blog. Now, I live and work in Seattle, but was born and raised in the Chicago area. Google didn't r...

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]]> Next is chest... tag:vox.com,2008-02-23:asset-6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398df94d70005 2008-02-23T19:59:02Z 2008-02-24T02:36:47Z hp http://hp.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Saturday mornings I take a Body Pump class -- a free-weight-lifting class set to music. Body Pump is the only thing that gets me to consistently do weights, other than hiring a personal trainer. But, actually, I've come to prefer group atmosphere ...

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Moon

We weren't able to see this from our roof deck because buildings were blocking it, but we were able to see it from street level. We sat on the sidewalk and I took a couple of pictures. Didn't fool with the tripod, which would have of course result...

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Jurowski Stephen Hough plays Rachmaninov's Paganini Rhapsody (2) Mr. B

I am normally not a fan of matinée concerts; there is something about sitting in a darkened auditorium in the middle of the day that just doesn't work for me. But, yesterday, I made an exception for the Russian National Orchestra--and I'm glad I d...

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]]> Worry tag:vox.com,2008-02-16:asset-6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398dd0b860004 2008-02-16T02:26:38Z 2008-02-16T02:26:38Z hp http://hp.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

The Worry Cure: Seven Steps to Stop Worry from Stopping You

I am not a chronic worrier, but sometimes events can trigger in me a multi-day worry-fest. I really didn't give worrying much thought until, several weeks ago, I read an article in the Wall Street Journal about worrying. Then, I guess, I became wo...

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ORD 02/12/2008 United's "Easy Updates" De-ice1 De-ice2 Carol's Patio

I arrived to sub-zero temps (-2, -25 wind chill) Sunday night and departed Tuesday in the midst of a classic lake-effect snow storm. They originally listed my flight as on-time. Ha! There were a few revisions on the flight departure time: 10...

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]]> Where I (weather whimp) am headed today... tag:vox.com,2008-02-10:asset-6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398db3b640005 2008-02-10T15:16:51Z 2008-02-10T15:16:51Z hp http://hp.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Damn.

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]]> Who makes the best jambalaya? tag:vox.com,2008-02-10:asset-6a00c2251c3baa549d00f30f5a4dfc0001 2008-02-10T03:17:04Z 2008-02-10T15:11:21Z hp http://hp.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Tasty!

Drake does! -------------------------------

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